servant
【家仆、佣人,公务人员、公职人员】
单词:servant
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[ˈsɝːvənt] (/ˈsɝːvənt/)
- 英式发音:[ˈsɜːvənt] (/ˈsɜːvənt/)
1. 词性 & 释义
servant (名词):仆人,佣人,服务者,指为某人或某个机构提供帮助或工作的人员。
- 1)家仆、佣人(a person employed to perform domestic duties)
- 例如:The rich family had many servants to take care of their house.
(那户富人家有很多仆人照顾房子。)
- 例如:The rich family had many servants to take care of their house.
- 2)公务人员、公职人员(someone who serves a government or organization)
- 例如:A good leader should always be a servant of the people.
(一位好的领导者应该始终是人民的公仆。)
- 例如:A good leader should always be a servant of the people.
- 3)某种信仰或事业的忠实追随者(someone who is devoted to a cause or belief)
- 例如:He lived his life as a servant of God.
(他一生奉献于上帝。)
- 例如:He lived his life as a servant of God.
2. 相关词汇
词汇 | 含义 |
---|---|
maid | 女仆,女佣 |
butler | 男管家,负责管理家庭事务的仆人 |
slave | 奴隶,受奴役的人 |
attendant | 侍从,服务员 |
public servant | 公务员,政府工作人员 |
3. 例句
- The king’s servant bowed respectfully.
(国王的仆人恭敬地鞠躬。) - She worked as a servant in a wealthy household.
(她在一个富裕家庭做佣人。) - Government officials are often called public servants.
(政府官员通常被称为公务员。)
4. 近义词对比
词汇 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
servant | 仆人,服务人员,忠实追随者 | He was a loyal servant of the king.(他是国王的忠实仆人。) |
slave | 奴隶,被迫为他人工作的人 | In history, many people were forced to work as slaves.(历史上,许多人被迫成为奴隶。) |
maid | 女佣,通常指负责家务的女性 | The maid cleaned the rooms every morning.(女佣每天早晨打扫房间。) |
butler | 男管家,负责管理家庭事务 | The butler greeted the guests at the door.(管家在门口迎接客人。) |
5. 总结
- servant (名词):可以指仆人、佣人、公职人员,或某种信仰的忠实追随者。
- 常见搭配:
- domestic servant(家仆)
- public servant(公务员)
- faithful servant(忠实的仆人)